After a open library in Oklahoma thanked a internal on amicable media for returning a book that was “only 46 years overdue”, custodians of Mumbai libraries share their sad and dumb episodes with borrowers
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This author was reminded of a Hindi proverb, “Der aaye durust aaye” when she speckled an surprising thank-you note on Facebook. Oklahoma’s Owasso Library’s note of thankfulness for a internal who returned a book patrician Annie, Annie by Mollie Cone after 4 prolonged decades review like a whine of relief.
The book that was returned to Owasso Library, Oklahoma
While cybersurfers wanted to know if a large late cost was charged by a library, we wondered what lessons Mollie — a rebel teen held between disorganization and giveaway suspicion — imparted to a reader over a prolonged stretch. Library-keepers in Mumbai plead ways of ensuring a book’s protected and timely return. They chuck in a integrate of chuckle-worthy moments, too.
Democratically yours
Pundalik Pai, Pai’s Friends Library, Dombivli
The library was founded in 1986. Over a years, I have beheld that despotic manners mostly deter readers from visiting a space. In a ancient days, we used to monetarily penalize readers for any repairs caused to a book. They also had to lapse books within a specified duration of time, though currently, we have a some-more approved complement in place. People can dump by, turn a member and steal books for as prolonged as they want. We have adequate copies to not let a direct for any book suffer. A complement like this propagates a suggestion of a name — we are indeed perplexing to make friends over books. The miss of terms and conditions competence seem like disharmony though in actuality, books seashore behind to us in good condition. There are usually a few defaulters. Since we am dedicated to creation Friends Library flower as a contextual place for engagement. we am sharp of crude parents. Once a primogenitor wanted their 10 or 12-year-old child to emanate Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler from us. Why would anyone wish to come behind to a reading room if they are incompetent to forge a tie with books?
Unnamed deliveries
Iqbal Merchant, Victoria Book Centre and VCD-DVD Library, Mahim
I consternation if readers would have felt gentle to lapse books after a substantial check by unnamed deliveries. Often, they step behind due to a fear of embarrassment. Some book titles are too changed to be transposed or competence have even left out of print. In such cases, we have to make do with a deposition volume we take while arising a book. The deposition volume varies depending on a cost operation of volumes. we have mislaid dual singular titles — a book on singular glimpses of Hollywood between 1930s and ‘50s v/s singular glimpses of Bollywood during a same period; and a initial black and white collection of Batman and Superman comics. Coming to know of a function in Oklahoma, we usually wish to accept these titles some day.
A honeyed reminder
Gulshan F Cooper, The People’s Free Reading Room and Library, Dhobi Talao
My knowledge as a secretary in this library tells me that a honeyed sign can go a prolonged way. Many of a readers are formed in a suburbs of Mumbai. It is not always probable for them to transport to SoBo usually to lapse a book on time. They afterwards call or email for an extension. However, a lapse process is guided by despotic rules. Books contingency be returned within a 15-day time frame, and we also have discipline to safeguard a book is cared for. Our members are obliged and reside by a statutes, though lapses are destined when a chairman moves to another nation though any before notice.
Depend on a deposit
Ahalya Naidu-Momaya, Trilogy, Bandra
Although we consciously try to not seem like a despotic librarian, sometimes, we finish adult doing it. Once, a member had overstretched his time by months. We reminded and requested him around email and messages, though to no avail. We gave adult and transposed a book, as other readers were penetrating to steal it. Later, during Palladium mall, while we was going adult a escalator, he was entrance down, and we were confronting any other. we could clarity a tragedy in his face. Once we had crossed him, he seemed relieved. The book he due us was returned, though we will always remember that wordless confrontation. Another time, a collection of brief stories by Mark Twain wasn’t returned for long. we felt nervous any time we walked past a mark it occupied. Meethil means that pretension to me [co-founder of Trilogy], and when a borrower brought it behind with their surpassing apologies, we told him that it was upsetting since of a romantic value. Our members are mostly genuine. In box of variable and destined circumstances, they have created to us expressing their regard over dropping it, and we’ve figured a approach out. Sadly, some never come behind to a library. We rest on a deposition volume to reinstate it.
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